Published in the Wall Street Journal editorial To her, the administration of US President Joe Biden finally agreed to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighters to help win the air war, pointing to a “consistent pattern” in Washington’s behavior towards Kiev regarding the provision of advanced weapons.
The newspaper pointed out that the Biden administration had traditionally resisted providing more advanced weapons, only to return to providing them at a later time after more massacres.
She pointed out that Washington’s justification for its reluctance and reluctance to provide advanced weapons to Ukraine is its fear of provoking Russia, but experience has proven that this is not true, and that Russia continues its war to the same extent whether or not the West provides advanced weapons.
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She emphasized that the delivery of advanced weapons to Ukraine helps NATO, noting that last week a US Patriot anti-missile battery intercepted multiple Russian hypersonic missiles, describing the resulting data and lessons as being of great benefit to the US military. She said putting the F-16s into battle would be seen as an opportunity to learn more about Russian air defences.
Referring to the Russian army’s recent firing of missiles at a high-capacity Patriot battery and damage to it, the Wall Street Journal said that the Russian army will continue to do so, describing the matter as a warning about the danger of depriving Ukraine of advanced weapons, adding that continuing to block Long-Range Guided Missiles (ATACM) ) of Ukraine is seen as an option to burn out Patriot munitions without any plan for what comes next.
The newspaper concluded its editorial by saying that Biden could still decide to help the Ukrainians launch the best possible attack by “training pilots quickly, cutting red tape in moving planes, and helping Kiev push the Russians out of Ukraine.”
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2023-05-20 11:15:11
